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I finished my last day of school on Thursday and can't believe the summer session has already ended.  Now I have a few weeks off and I've already signed up for my fall classes and looking into what's ahead for the spring session... aka winter.
I turned in my final exam, formal essays and all required work to the teacher on Thursday and now I get to await my grade for my first back to school...

All along she knew she would be home on Tuesday the 26th, but she told Joel and I she would be home on Wednesday the 27th... 
So I made plans with Ben to pick her up Wednesday evening, and he went along with them....

and they arrived here Tuesday afternoon!
What a sweet surprise!

We've been trying for months to get together.  The four of us, high school friends, and it seemed every time we tried to plan something, it just wasn't happening?
Finally, having tickets for the Indians game, I threw it out there... maybe we could all go to a game? It worked, we were all able to go and so the plans came together!

Here we are just making it into the stadium before the rain began
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Stranger #7
We met in Wisconsin on our second visit to Red Mango!  She was a blast to work with while deciding what we wanted to eat and continued to chat with us when she finished work.  We hung out for a bit to eat our yogurt, chat and avoid the rain outdoors.
It was also Jamie's last day at Red Mango, so what a chance meeting was that?  She is a full time dog trainer or as her card reads...

 Setting goals...
We've all been told about writing down your goals, and this past winter when I went to a motivational seminar the speaker there reminded me about the power of writing down goals and I was reminded again to update that list with this inspirational post Rhonda wrote on Jill's blog the other day.
The power of those written words can be magical.  I know they helped push me to make...

Since Chelsea's graduation party in 2008 we've been talking about cutting down the trees on the side of our house. They had gotten so overgrown in an area that we don't "notice" quite as often as the rest of the yard!.

Believe it or not there is a house behind there! And this picture was taken after he had already trimmed up the bottom of the trees so he can cut them down!

While I was off running,...

While over at Slacker Mom's blog  I found this. Not as easy as you might think. Change the answers to suit you and pass it on.
It's really hard to only use one word answers.
1. Where is your cell phone? : kitchen
2. Your significant other?: working
3. Your hair: different
4. Your mother?: sad
5. Your father?: gone
6. Your favorite thing?: reading
7. Your dream last night? Chelsea
8. Your...

Stranger #6
I know you've seen him before... but we hadn't formerly met and we had some good conversation on this day and that's the most important part... isn't it?
he's the adorable farmer up the road, and we are standing in the rain with asparagus for a buck a bundle talking about farming and how long he's been doing it.
Ray says he's been farming all his life, "as far back as he can remember"...

Fitness Friday
   A running tale...
     Running a marathon is something I always thought you would do when you were younger, but the longer I run and the more races I attend I'm finding that running is a sport for everyone, for every age.  Running remains to be a challenge to myself, with each race being a test of how I've improved, and a time to beat.  

     But along the way...

Spending a few days with family we wanted some group pictures.  All of these done with the timer and me being quick to get in the shot!  Sometimes that's what makes them even more interesting!
At Edgewater park, put the camera on a giant rock

except for the dang cooler in this one!

A tree that had fallen over was the perfect spot for my camera!

a picnic table across the street!
Yep...